The Orange mobile telephone company have launched a customer magazine, O, through the publishing company TPD. The first issue of the new quarterly magazine was published on 23rd October.The coverprice is £2.00 and the initial print run was 275,000 – the next print run is due to be 310,000. The magazine is sent to 230,000… Continue reading Orange Customer Magazine
ITV today published ‘Television and the Role of ITV’ an independent report comissioned by Spectrum Strategy Consultants. Launching the report, the Chairman of ITV, Leslie Hill, said, “This is the first time that ITV’s value to the UK television industry has been quantified!”. The report makes seven points. British television is important culturally and economically.… Continue reading Television And The Role Of ITV
Chrysalis, the music and media group have announced the acquisition of Galaxy Radio from GWR Group plc, for £4.1 million. This includes the repayment of inter company debt of £463,000.Galaxy will form part of Chrysalis’ Radio Division, which includes Heart 106.2 in London and Heart FM in the West Midlands. GWR’s takeover earlier this year… Continue reading Galaxy Bought By Chrysalis For £4.1m
Sections’95, the recent research published by Leo Burnett, Express Newspapers and the COI has been given the IPA Seal of Approval.The IPA commented, “The survey was well executed and planned, the questionnaire design was imaginative, and as noted the prompts to help respondents identify the sections correctly were ideal. The survey fills a large part… Continue reading Sections’95 Fills Gap – IPA Approval
There has been speculation in the press this weekend that the Daily and Sunday Express have been put up for sale by their owner United News & Media.Industry sources say that Express Newspapers has been up for sale for sometime and United, who also own the Daily Star and the Yorkshire Post have approached numerous… Continue reading Express Up For Sale?
According to GfK Marketing Services the number of installed bases of satellite TV dishes in Great Britain grew by 50,000 in September to a total of 3.179m households, the largest monthly increase this year.Growth during the first three quarters of 1995 was down by 13% year on year, with homes with a satellite dish growing… Continue reading Satellite Dish Ownership Grew By 50,000 In September
No one single television transmission system will dominate in the future, according to Tony Gee, Manager of Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting of NTL (the private company responsible for transmission of television). He was speaking at the latest MRG Evening Meeting.He outlined the technology used for digital transmission, then gave his opinion on what will dictate which… Continue reading Digital TV MRG – No One Television System Will Dominate
Friday’s announcement that Channel 5 Broadcasting was the successful bidder for Channel 5 meant shares in Pearson and MAI, both members of the successful consortium rose by the end of trading. Pearson’s shares were up by 10 to 635, and MAI’s were up by 11 to 323. This morning, at 8:30, there was no change… Continue reading City Boost For Pearson And MAI After Channel 5 News
The audiences for Talk Radio and Virgin 1215 are becoming more upmarket according to the Rajar Quarter 3 audience data released today. Virgin has gained an extra 126,000 ABC1 listeners on Quarter 2 and Talk Radio has gained an 137,000 ABC1s.Among the national commercial stations Atlantic 252 has the highest reach in the 15-24 age… Continue reading Talk Radio And Virgin Gain ABC1 Listeners
According to press speculation, the Barclay Brothers are thought to be close to acquiring the Thomson Corporation’s Scottish newspapers for about £175m.Until last week, it was a three horse race but press speculation has put its money on the Barclay brothers as firm favourites.It is thought that Thomson was hoping to raise £230m but has… Continue reading Barclay Brothers – Scotsman Deal
